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Mom knows best! Kelly Ripa’s 22-year-old son, Michael, asked his mom to work with him on a film school project. “When your son gives you a job,” the Live With Kelly and Ryan star, 49, captioned a mother-son Instagram selfie on Sunday, October 20. “#tvshow #producer.” The former soap opera actress opened up about her […]
Back-to-school is here, and that means — you guessed it! — school lunches. And if your kid is planning to brown-bag it, why not give them something a little classier than a squashed PB&J and some carrot sticks? We know. Easier said than done, but it’s not impossible — at least, not when you have […]
For young people, the transition from elementary to middle school can be a time of stress, disruption and discomfort. For children who already have trouble interacting with their peers, the transition can be particularly fraught. In a study published online earlier this year in the Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, Florida State University developmental psychologist […]
Iris Marquez addressed her fellow classmates and urged them to "reach for the sky." (Courtesy of Alief Taylor High School) A Texas teen facing terminal cancer urged her classmates to “reach for the sky, to infinity and beyond,” in a moving graduation ceremony that was held several months early in her honor. Iris Marquez, 17, […]
(HealthDay)—When given the option, students in school meal programs are more likely to choose fruit juice over more nutritious whole fruit or milk, a new study finds. “This is a problem because compared to juice, milk and whole fruit are better sources of three nutrients of concern for adolescents—calcium, vitamin D and fiber,” study co-author […]
The vast majority of homicides in the United States are attributable to firearms. The rate of homicide due to guns is about 25 times higher in the U.S. than many other high-income countries. In the U.S., there are approximately 357 million guns among a population of about 323 million. Guns are present in about 1 […]
Children who go to the same secondary school as their BFF ‘behave better and get higher grades’ Keeping the same best friend in the transition to secondary school is important Children who stick together get 13 per cent better grades, a study found But only 27 per cent manage to keep their best friend during […]
Children in UK cities are inhaling 60% of their daily air pollution intake on the ‘toxic’ school run and while being taught in the classroom A Unicef report warns children in British cities are at risk from ‘black carbon’ Black carbon is considered the most dangerous component of air pollution Experts say exposure during childhood […]
If you’ve ever had to deal with cliques, you already know that it can be mildly annoying to really frustrating, and sometimes very hurtful. Learning ways to cope with cliques will help you realize that you don’t need approval from a group to feel good about yourself. What is a clique? A clique is a […]
During their time at high school, people often reveal talents that come to define their adolescent identities. Maths was mine. Years later, seeking something to ground myself in, I bought a textbook, borrowed a calculator and re-attempted the year 11 maths course. My maths skills returned, slowly but surely. And it felt great. It is […]